Belt buckle



April 27, 1926.

E. R. BAER BELT BUCKLE Filed April 18, 1924 m m m e Y w. 6 m 1 m 1 m U1 i 2 4/2 f the number of separate parts necessary to Patented Apr. 27, 1926'.

UNIT-ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST BAER, `OE PARIS, FRANCE.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed April 18,1924. serially-o. 707,478.'

To all whom t may concern.'

Be 1t known that I, ERNEST RENE BAER, a citizen of the French Republic, resid1n r at 25 Boulevard de Belleville, Paris '(I),

has for its object to provide an improved buckle which allows of tightening the belt exactly to the desired point, any tension exert-ed at1 the ends of the belt on each side of the buckle having for effect to render it still more impossible for the belt to slip.

The improved buckle is constituted by a flanged plate supporting a cross-pin or axis and a pallet or tongue-piece centrally pivoted on said axis, one of the ends of the pallet having a cross-bar for the attachment of the belt and the other end of the pallet having its edge pressed into engagement with the portion of the belt lying behind the plate of the buckle, by the Vtension exerted on the belt; preferably the flanged plate supports a second pin or axis in such relation to the pallet that the end of the belt folded around the cross-bar i ithout stitching will be gripped between the. pivotal axis and the belt.

This buckle is of remarkable simplicity,

its construction being reduced to three. The grip obtained is instantaneous, automatic and proportional to the tension supported by the belt. -Naturally, the. external surface of the plate can be ornamented, nickel plated and otherwise treated. The belt once fastened by means of this buckle cannot come undone of itself under the action of forces whichact upon it, but it can nevertheless be removed without any difficulty by an exceedingly simple operation.

On the accompanying drawingwhich shows for example one form of construction for carrying out the invention,

Figure l is a yiew of the buckle in plan from beneath, the leather strap ofthe belt being shown in dot and dash lines.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the belt with its buckle.

In the example of construction represented in the drawing, it will be seen that the buckle comprises a plate l having preferably a curved shape; the surface l of this plate which will be seen when the belt is worn will be suitably ornamented. The two edges.)l of theI vsaid plate l` are turned 'down on the side of the inner surface 1b.

These two downturned edges or flanges serve to support and conceal the device for securing the belt. This device is constituted by a member 3, preferably in the form of a pallet or tongue-piece which can oscillatev around the axis 4; carried by the flanges 2. Ina slot 5 in this pallet there is engaged one of the ends 6 of the strap 6, made of leather, fabric or other suitable material; this end is folded over and can be stitched by lsewing at 7, but this is not necessary because the extremity 6a passes first between the guide-pin 8 and the plate l, then around one end of the pallet into the slot 5, and lastly beneath the axis 4, so that it findsitself gripped very firmly The passage of the strap beneath theaxis 8 ensures for the end 6a a position such that when a pull is exerted upon it the pallet 3 will be compelled to tilt around its axis 4; the edge 3a of the pallet 3 then comes into contact with the inner surface 1b of the plate l, or with the inner face of the belt if this has been inserted through the buckle.

The working of the buckle is as follows The extremity Ga of the belt being fixed to the member 3 as has been stated, the other end 6b is engaged between the inner face 1bv of the plate l andthe edge 8a of the tonguepiece 3. By pulling the end 6l in the direction of the arrow 9, the belt will be tightened. W hen the belt has been tightened, the

extremity 6" is released, becoming free, and

the force which then tends to slacken the belt acts upon the end 6l in the direction of the arrow l0 and upon the extremity 6a in the direction of the arrow ll. t is seen vthat these forces. cause the member 3 to tilt in the direction of the arrow l2, and to press its edge 3a towards the plate l. The extremity 6l of the strap is therefore gripped and the belt cannot come unfastened.

In order to remove the belt, it suices simply to press lightly upon 6a in the direction of the arrow 13. The pallet 3 will tilt around the axis et inthe direction opposite the arrow l2, thus separating the edgea from the face lb of the buckle and thereby Having thus described iny invention what Claiin is A belt-buckle, comprising a plate, ilanges at opposite sides of said plate, a pin extending between said flanges, 'a pallet pivotally mounted upon said pin, a second pin eXtendingbetween said flanges, one end of said pallet projecting` towards said plate, and a crossbar et the opposite end of Said pallet, one extremity of the belt being attached to said 10 pallet by passing between said pins and around said cross-bar.

In testimony whereof I have Signed iny name to this specification.

ERNEST RENE BAER. 

